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The Chills’ Martin Phillipps leaves a legacy of melancholy brilliance
The Guardian· 6 hours agoThe words are from Heavenly Pop Hit by the Chills, a band from Dunedin, New Zealand. The author was Martin Phillipps, who has died suddenly at the age of 61. Next to the Clean, the Chills were ...
Widely advertised hormone test unreliable as fertility prediction tool for women, researchers say
The Guardian· 6 hours agoAccredited fertility clinics are among companies misleading women about a blood test used to indicate fertility, resulting in women potentially making misinformed health decisions, researchers ...
Man graduates 41 years after being denied ceremony by parrot problem
The Guardian· 6 hours agoA man who was denied his graduation for 41 years because of an unpaid bill of £64.80 relating to a parrot has finally donned his cap and gown on the same day as his son. Jonny Clothier studied ...
Eurosport drop Olympics commentator Bob Ballard for sexist remark about swimmers
The Guardian· 7 hours agoThe Olympic broadcaster Eurosport has removed Bob Ballard from its commentary team at Paris 2024 after he made a sexist remark about Australia’s female swimmers. It came after the women’s 4x100m ...
‘Take it on the chin’: Mercedes have no excuses for George Russell heartbreak
The Guardian· 10 hours agoThe Mercedes team principal, Toto Wolff, admitted his team had no excuse for the error that cost George Russell the win at the Belgian Grand Prix, which the Austrian described as a “massive ...
Eric Liddell won gold at the 1924 Paris Olympics. His was a life of inspiration to draw upon | Tim...
The Guardian· 2 days agoAs I arrange my timetable for the next two weeks to allow plenty of space to cheer on our Olympians in Paris I feel a strong sense of nostalgia. It is 100 years ago that the Flying Scotsman, ...
‘I didn’t want to be swallowed up’: actor Josh Hartnett on swapping Hollywood for Hampshire
The Guardian· 23 hours agoEvery morning, as soon as the actor Josh Hartnett wakes up in his home in the Hampshire countryside, there are mouths to be fed. The goats, Hartnett notes, are his favourites. Hartnett and his ...
Ancient Roman Appian Way becomes Italy’s 60th Unesco world heritage site
The Guardian· 15 hours agoItaly’s Via Appia Antica, or Appian Way, the earliest and most important road built by the ancient Romans, has been named a Unesco world heritage site, making Italy the country with the world ...
Young man with severe intellectual disabilities to spend two years in Queensland prison without...
The Guardian· 14 hours agoA young man with severe intellectual disability and psychological disorders linked to an “appallingly” abusive childhood will spend more than two years in prison without facing trial, due to ...
Tick, tick … boom: how ‘goofy girl’ Ariarne Titmus became an Olympic great | Kieran Pender
The Guardian· 24 hours agoAriarne Titmus likes to think she is ordinary. “I just look at myself and I’m so normal,” she said...